Nebraska Cornhuskers and Early Betting Lines

What to do when you are jonesing for college football in the July heat? Look ahead at the betting lines, of course.

NFL lines are easier to get, but the knowledgeable and comical Blatant Homerism has posted the early lines for some of college football's "big games" from Las Vegas' Golden Nugget Casino. Gotta love a casino posting lines for games in November when fall camps have yet to begin.

The Huskers, who have variously been listed as 50-1 to win the BCS championship in January, have been favored by many to win the Big 12 North. The two games that appear to be the key (going by these way-too-early lines) come Thursday, Oct. 8 in Columbia against Missouri and Nov. 14 in Lawrence against Kansas.

The Huskers are a pick-em at Mizzou, which actually means the Huskers are favored by three or so.

Kansas is favored by two and a half over Nebraska, making that game basically even in the oddsmakers' minds.

Nebraska is a six-point underdog at Virginia Tech, which opens as a four-point underdog to Alabama in its Sept. 5 game in Atlanta.

In the other games listed, the Huskers are favored by seven over Mike Leach's Texas Tech Red Raiders. Oklahoma is favored by nine and a half over the Huskers in Lincoln and NU is a six-point favorite over Colorado on Nov. 27

Some of the other lines: Texas is a three-point favorite over Oklahoma; Oklahoma State is a three-point favorite against Georgia; Oklahoma is favored by 10 at Miami. The Sooners are also favored by nine at Texas Tech and by 10 1/2 at home against Oklahoma State.

Florida, considered by almost everyone as the preseason No. 1, is an 11-point favorite at LSU.

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